Rozenstruik-Gane replacing Reyes-Prochazka for Feb. 27 main event
The heavyweight matchup between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane has been moved to the main event of UFC Fight Night on Feb. 27 after the card's original headliner of Dominick Reyes versus Jiri Prochazka fell through.
Rozenstruik announced his fight had been moved up two weeks from March 13 on Friday. Prochazka later confirmed Saturday that his clash with Reyes had been postponed, saying he wishes his opponent a "quick recovery."
Ladies and gentlemen, my fight against Ciryl Gane got rescheduled for February 27! 5x5 minutes main card. Spread the word! 💪😎 @ufc @michaelbabb01 #MMA #BigiBoy #Suriname pic.twitter.com/vBL8Tea9F5
— Jairzinho 'BIGI BOY' Rozenstruik (@JairRozenstruik) January 30, 2021
Sources confirmed the new main-event booking to MMA Junkie's Farah Hannoun, but Reyes' reason for withdrawing wasn't revealed.
Rozenstruik, the No. 3 heavyweight contender, finished Junior dos Santos in the second round at UFC 252 in August after suffering his first career defeat to Francis Ngannou earlier in the year.
Meanwhile, Gane is also coming off a win over Dos Santos. It was the No. 7-ranked Frenchman's seventh victory in as many fights, and his sixth finish.
Reyes was looking to rebound after losing to Jan Blachowicz in a bout for the vacant light heavyweight title in September, while Prochazka knocked out Volkan Oezdemir during his UFC debut in July, immediately pushing himself to the top of the 205-pound division.